"Su Zhe!!! Awesome!!!"
From the stands, the hoarse and desperate shouts of the track and field fans were heard.
This young man, who they once shouted at to get out of the sports circle, has completely conquered them!
This is a player worthy of their admiration and support!
"Su Zhe!! I'll be proud of you forever as your fan!!! You're the best!!"
Su Zhe, who was kneeling on the ground, was already soaked by the rain. Even when Zhao Zhixuan and Zheng Jian helped him up from the ground, his body was still as heavy as if it was filled with lead. He even had difficulty doing such a simple action as raising his arms.
"Hey, Azhe, are you okay?" Zheng Jian looked at Su Zhe's pale face nervously, feeling a little at a loss.
Actually, it's not uncommon for them to see athletes exhausted from physical exertion, so they shouldn't be so panicked. It's just that Su Zhe doesn't look like a rough guy like them at all. Even though they know in their hearts that Su Zhe is a tough guy who can play four games a day, looking at his exhausted appearance, they still feel that if they hit him a little harder, he will be hurt.
Zhao Zhixuan looked at Su Zhe's exhausted appearance and said nothing more. Instead, he motioned Zheng Jian to take Su Zhe to the sidelines to take shelter from the rain - they couldn't get wet like this any longer. If they were exhausted and wet in the rain, they would get a fever if they stayed wet for a while.
At the commentary desk, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan just breathed a sigh of relief.
In just over ten seconds, they seemed to have experienced a fierce battle in the rain just like the athletes on the field.
In the game just now, they almost all breathed a sigh of relief for Su Zhe, watching him, who had been in sixth place since the start of the game, holding on all the way and finally making a comeback to the top three. That feeling of excitement still lingers in their hearts, making them unable to extricate themselves.
Zhang Jing: "Recently, my partner Lao Wang and I have commented on many matches played by Su Zhe. His talent and strength are what we often talk about in private. We can also see his perseverance in the competition from the fact that he participated in the National Championships despite being injured. But today's match still made us feel excited and shocked."
Wang Miaochuan: "Yes, this excitement and shock is not only because of Su Zhe, but every player on the field tonight is a real hero! They did not give up fighting because of the harsh environment, but gritted their teeth and never gave up. This is our country's athletes. Their actions truly interpret what sportsmanship is!"
Zhang Jing: "Tonight's match, no matter what the final results of the players are, will be the most exciting match of the first day of this World Championship Challenge!"
In this emotional atmosphere, the final results of the men's 100m final tonight have been tallied and sent to the commentary booth. After receiving the final results statistics, Wang Miaochuan began to announce the final results of the event to the audience one by one.
"First place, Zhao Zhixuan: 10.15 (-0.8), equal to his personal best; second place, Meng Hao: 10.17 (-0.8); third place, Su Zhe: 10.19 (-0.8)..."
Zhang Jing was somewhat surprised by the results on the form. He had thought that the environment tonight would definitely have some impact on the athletes' strength, and the final results of the men's 100-meter final tonight might not look good.
But unexpectedly, the final report card turned out to be quite good?
Especially Zhao Zhixuan, who even tied his personal career PB while competing in such rain and with a headwind - if the weather tonight was not so bad, he might have refreshed his personal PB by now, and might even be able to break the 10.10 mark!
Thinking of this, Zhang Jing couldn't help but pay attention to Zhao Zhixuan in the field. This disciple of Su Yinsheng was extraordinary. He looked gentle and quiet. He had a senior brother like Chen Zhi, who was the king of sprinting, above him, and a junior brother like Su Zhe, who was a genius who emerged out of nowhere. This made him look a little ordinary and received less attention.
But is Zhao Zhixuan's strength really ordinary?
Zhang Jing picked up the information about Zhao Zhixuan: At the age of 23, he is about to enter the golden age for sprint athletes to achieve explosive results. He just refreshed his personal PB of 10.15 seconds this year, firmly ranking among the top three active athletes in the country. He ranked third in the men's 100m sprint at the National Championships with a score of 10.18 seconds, and ranked first in the men's 100m sprint at the World Championships Challenge. In such harsh weather conditions, he tied his personal PB of 10.15 seconds...
Seeing this, Zhang Jing couldn't help but take a breath. This kind of result...is not too bad compared to Chen Zhi back then. As long as he keeps up this growth path, he will definitely become the champion of the domestic 100-meter sprint in the future.
Su Yinsheng is worthy of being Su Yinsheng. He is really sharp in selecting 100-meter athletes, and the level of his athlete training is truly amazing.
After the final results were announced, Zhao Zhixuan and Zheng Jian quickly left the stage with Su Zhe, who was a little slower. When the three of them passed the interview area, the reporters also noticed that Su Zhe was not in good condition, so they did not ask too many questions, but just took pictures of Zhao Zhixuan and Su Zhe all the way.
When they returned to the players' lounge, Su Yinsheng had already prepared energy-replenishing drinks for them, and helped Su Zhe and others massage and relax their muscles to relieve the fatigue in their muscles.
While Su Yinsheng was giving soothing massages to the group, Su Zhe remained silent. It was not until they had packed up and were about to return to the hotel to rest that Su Zhe said to Su Yinsheng, "Dad, I'm sorry, I couldn't compete as planned... In the first preliminaries tonight, if I had tried my best at the beginning, I might have qualified for the 100-meter race... Or, if I could have saved more energy for the final..."
Hearing this apology, Su Yinsheng rolled his eyes as usual, rubbed his forehead and said, "Okay, you've been training so hard that you've gone stupid. The competition environment tonight is not suitable for refreshing your PB. In the 100-meter preliminaries, your judgment was right. In the rain, if you don't hold back, you'll be the one who gets hurt. Of course, you couldn't help it in the end, but it's understandable that you want to rush forward desperately during the competition."
"What I can't understand is that you know you've already used up so much energy in the preliminary round, and there's still a 110-meter hurdles final in between... Even if you don't exert any effort in the 110-meter hurdles final, how can you guarantee that you can break your personal best in the 100 meters and qualify for the 100-meter race in this state?"
Su Yinsheng's words stunned Su Zhe, who had been completely immersed in his own thoughts. He had been blaming himself for not being able to carry out the original plan, and his mind seemed to be stuck in a dead end. It was obviously a very simple truth, but he had not thought of it at all until his father Su Yinsheng pointed it out.
"Young people, your thinking is still not comprehensive enough, too naive." Su Yinsheng snorted, and finally said: "Okay, let's go back to the hotel. As for the qualification for the 100m World Championships, you didn't get a single seat today. The Athletics Administration Center must be more anxious than you. Just wait patiently. I estimate that in the next two days, the new competition notice will be issued, and none of you can escape."
Hearing this, Su Zhe was stunned, and then he remembered that the qualifying period for the World Championships seemed to have not yet ended. One of the purposes of these two days of challenge competitions was to give athletes in events with vacant seats a chance to challenge for a seat. Another purpose was to conduct a ranking screening for those events that already have more qualified athletes than the quota.
It does not mean that if we fail to meet the requirements in this challenge, we will completely lose the qualification to compete for a place in the World Championships.
Thinking of this, Su Zhe silently covered his face - he felt that his father was right, he might have been so absorbed in training that his brain had gone stupid, why didn't he think of this at all???
The first day of the World Championship Challenge has come to an end, and the athletes have returned to their hotels to rest, but the topic on the Internet has begun to build to a climax thanks to the careful planning of the brand publicity team of the Pulse Group.
On the day before the World Championships Challenge, the topic #Sports-oriented Beautiful Boy Su Zhe# had gradually climbed into the top ten under the operation of the brand promotion team.
Many people who didn't know Su Zhe originally thought that this was another little celebrity buying hot searches to start hype.
But when they clicked on the trending search, they saw that she was really pretty, but she looked unfamiliar.
I took another look—what the hell! Is he an athlete? And a very good-looking athlete?
Why would you be an athlete if you are so good-looking? Why don't you join the entertainment industry to entertain everyone?
Anyone who has this kind of thought will be shocked once again by the popular science about Su Zhe in the hot search topics - this person has really been in the entertainment industry, and is the emoticon package that was popular for a while?
The spectators can almost follow the route arranged by the brand promotion team of Kuang Biao, talking about Su Zhe's appearance and his past, and finally be impressed by Su Zhe's current achievements. At the same time, the topic will return to this World Championship Challenge and the rich sponsor of this World Championship Challenge - Kuang Biao Group.
This was originally just a starting move by the Crazy Boom product promotion team. Before they could contact the Light Chasing crew to start joint hype, another big wave suddenly hit the Internet, giving them a wave of popularity for nothing.
Several celebrities, led by Shao Xingchen, posted on Weibo to praise Su Zhe and all the contestants in this challenge. This unexpected event made the crazy brand promotion team overjoyed.
The latest post on Shao Xingchen’s Weibo is @Su Zhe again.
【#蘇哲#@蘇哲, you are the best. 】
Fans who discovered Shao Xingchen’s Weibo post originally planned to rush over to praise their brother, but they were caught off guard by the content of their brother’s Weibo post.
Suzhe you are the best???
What is going on? ?
And boss...how did you learn to post topics on Weibo???
With such skills, why not use them on yourself?
Although the "satellites" knew that their brother had a good relationship with Su Zhe and admired him very much, other than that, the satellites rarely cared about Su Zhe's overall situation.
After all, Su Zhe has retired from the entertainment industry. Looking at the daily Weibo posts of "philosophers", we can see that he has been living like an athlete since his retirement. He is constantly training and competing on a daily basis. He is so busy that he doesn't even post any business Weibo posts or take selfies. There is really no need to pay much attention to him.
After staring at their boss's Weibo for a moment, the management group of "Satellite" quickly contacted Su Zhe's fans, asking what Su Zhe was doing now and why he was given such a huge like by their boss?
Su Zhe's fans, the "philosophers", have been in a state of excitement these past two days - their son has returned to participate in the competition again after recovering from an injury in the National Championships!
This competition is another top domestic competition, with all kinds of big-name track and field athletes gathering, and their kid is one of them!
The sponsors of the tournament were also very generous, and had arranged everything that could be considered trending, including luxury hotels, reimbursed round-trip airfares, a full set of custom-made sports suits, a large number of press interviews, and so on.
It almost felt like Chinese New Year to the philosophers.
The previous day's trending search #Sports-oriented handsome boy Su Zhe# was still on the trending search list, and the next second, #Su Zhe has secured qualification for the 110m hurdles World Championships in advance# had quietly climbed to the bottom.
If they could have more wealthy sponsors like this, wouldn’t their daily lives be wonderful?
Just when they were happily licking Su Zhe's airport photos, watching the trailer of "Chasing the Light", and planning to watch the live broadcast of the game, the philosopher sisters released their baby's full-day schedule.
To sum it up in four words: a devilish schedule.
After that, they began to worry about their children's games in the evening.
As expected, the evening's competition was not only full, but it also rained... Many philosopher girls were wondering why the competition was still going on in the rain. But their doubts did not prevent the competition from going on.
After winning two consecutive games, their hearts were already gripped by the tired figure in the live broadcast. They were proud of Su Zhe's victory, but also felt sorry for Su Zhe who was supported by Zhou Tianjue and Ye Junjie after the game.
But at that time, their baby still had one last game to finish.
There was only less than an hour of rest time between the end of the second game and the start of the final. Could he recover?
The answer is of course no.
When the philosopher girls saw their Su Zhe falling behind from the start and then gritting his teeth to fight back and catch up, the image of Su Zhe appeared in front of them again, making many of them shed tears.
Yes, he has always been like this. Even when he was in the entertainment industry, a field he was completely unfamiliar with and not good at, all he did was grit his teeth and constantly force himself to move forward and make progress.
Maybe his personality is a little out of place, but no one can deny his charm when he is serious, hardworking and doing his best.
When the "satellites" found Su Zhe's square, the "philosophers" were flooding the screen with messages about Su Zhe's game tonight. The main content of the messages was very simple and straightforward, with only seven words - @Su Zhe, you are the best.
In this ocean of squares, the "satellites" noticed that a piece of content had been pushed to the top of the square, and it came from their boss's Weibo.
This discovery made many "satellites" feel a little dazed.
The young philosopher girls were very enthusiastic about the "satellites" coming to their house. Shao Xingchen was a good friend of their kids, so of course the satellites and philosophers were also good friends, right?
With the careful and detailed popular science explanation from the young philosopher girls, the "satellites" also understood why philosophers and even their own boss were also talking about this topic - after watching the replay video of Su Zhe playing four games in one day, they couldn't help but be moved.
Shortly after Shao Xingchen's Weibo push, many celebrities posted the same content on Weibo and followed Su Zhe. It was not until one of them posted a Weibo that everyone understood where they knew Su Zhe.
【Tonight, I watched two track and field competitions with @邵星辰 in the backstage of the program recording. I deeply felt the difficulty of athletes. Even in the rainy outdoor venue, they still insisted on competing and striving for better results. This spirit is moving. @蘇哲, you are the best! 】
With the influence of celebrities' Weibo push notifications spreading and the close control of the Crazy Product Promotion Team, topics such as #Su Zhe plays four games in one day# and #Su Zhe's airport pre-game outfit# were quickly pushed to the top of the hot searches again.
For a while, Su Zhe's name was almost everywhere on the hot search list.
If this wasn't an accomplished athlete but just any young actor or actress, he would have been ridiculed.
The publicity team was watching closely, and when the topic reached its peak, they dropped a bombshell - a multi-camera video clip of Su Zhe playing four games in one day.
This professionally produced video is accompanied by exciting music.
In the video, Su Zhe's persistent gaze, his determined look, his hair soaked in the rain, and the track and field fans in the audience area shouting at the top of their lungs, ultimately made up this heart-stirring video.
[@Su Zhe, even with four matches in one day, he couldn’t give up. Even if he fought to the very last moment, he didn’t give up any hope.]
This well-made video quickly became popular thanks to the popularity of Su Zhe and the World Championships Challenge, especially among big names and enthusiasts in the track and field circle. It can be said that almost everyone forwarded it.
As someone who started the topic #Su Zhe get out of the sports circle# and then called himself a fan of Su Zhe, Tao Sheng naturally could not miss this video.
In fact, he had already watched Su Zhe's four matches today many times, but after watching the carefully edited video, he still couldn't help but get excited.
He originally planned to open the document and write a whole article praising Su Zhe, analyzing the various technical features he showed in the game and some shortcomings in the game arrangement. But after thinking for a long time, Tao Sheng finally just forwarded the video, and finally @ Su Zhe, sending the same sentence - Su Zhe, you are the best.
The Internet was filled with a frenzy of discussion about the World Championship qualifiers, Su Zhe, and the Kuangbiao Group, which lasted the entire night, and its aftermath is still spreading.
But in the conference room of the Field Management Center in City B, no one was paying attention to the hot topic on the Internet at this time.
Director of the Athletics Management Center Sun Zhihai, deputy directors Chen Guangping and Zheng Wensheng, and others are in the conference room listening to the staff's work report on the first day of the World Championships Challenge.
"As of the evening of August 21, a total of 18 events were completed on the first day of the World Championships Challenge. Among them, the performance of athletes in nine events, including 110-meter hurdles, pole vault, and javelin, reached the World Championships competition standards, and four events, including 110-meter hurdles, pole vault, long jump, and women's 100 meters, obtained full seats."
After the staff reported the specific data, Sun Zhihai and others nodded.
The people present were relatively satisfied with the data. Sun Zhihai habitually wrote down some data in his notebook with a pen in his right hand. When he wrote the data related to the 110-meter hurdles, he suddenly looked up and asked, "I remember that no one met the entry standards for the 110-meter hurdles this season? Is it full this time?"
The staff nodded affirmatively and then called up the relevant data from the 110-meter hurdles competition.
"The qualified athletes for the 110-meter hurdles are Su Zhe: 13.36, Zhou Tianjue: 13.44, and Ye Jun: 13.45."
After seeing this data, Sun Zhihai smiled with satisfaction: "Good, good! Not only is the field full, but Su Zhe and Zhou Tianjue are both young athletes. Now we have achieved such results. After Song Chen, we have new hope for the 110-meter hurdles!"
Chen Guangping and Zheng Wensheng who were standing nearby also nodded in agreement with a smile on their faces.
Zheng Wensheng smiled and said, "This Su Zhe... In our last meeting, I was against including him in the 110-meter hurdles key observation athlete. Who would have thought that after he was temporarily included in the 110-meter hurdles event of the challenge, he would actually run such a result? This result is within reach of the Tokyo Olympic standard!"
"Who said no?" Chen Guangping also laughed and said, "This kid is really surprising... Well, but isn't his main event the 100 meters? Didn't he run under 10.10 this time?"
Hearing this question, the staff member couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Su Zhe's best result in this men's 100-meter sprint was 10.12 (-0.6) in the preliminaries."
Chen Guangping was quite satisfied with the result: "Wasn't it raining in L City yesterday? He ran 10.12 seconds against the wind, which equals his personal best. It's not too long before he breaks 10.10 seconds."
Sun Zhihai nodded and turned to look at the staff: "This is a good result. Is there anything else hidden?"
The staff explained hesitantly, "When we submitted Su Zhe's 110-meter hurdles application to the organizing committee, it was a little too late. The organizing committee didn't pay attention at the time and didn't specially check the schedule for the concurrent events, which resulted in Su Zhe's personal schedule being a bit busy..."
"A tight schedule?" Sun Zhihai was stunned and looked up at the presentation PPT made by the staff, on which the time arrangements between the preliminaries and finals of various competitions were marked. Finally, after seeing the time nodes of the 110-meter hurdles preliminaries and the men's 100-meter preliminaries, his face changed.
After a while, Sun Zhihai sighed: "What a pity."
With the strength shown by Su Zhe, if the two competitions could be split into two days, he might have already secured a place in the men's 100m event.
Zheng Wensheng, who was standing next to him, looked at the schedule and Su Zhe's results and couldn't help rubbing his hands and saying, "Let's not talk about the pity first. Doesn't the competition qualification period end on September 7? There's still half a month left... Quick! Xiaolin, go get the competition schedule for this half month first!"